Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

Nick Carter, our Information Technology Director, knows more about the inner details of the Bingaman office than most—after all, he designed some of them.  He spends a great deal of his time during work and after-hours troubleshooting technical issues and walking staffers through IT problems, as well as leading technical projects of all sizes and complexities.

Nick was instrumental in building Sen. Bingaman's new website, and several of his photographs grace its pages.  Nick also developed the concept and supervised the creation of the new Bingaman app, so anyone with an Android device or iPhone can access Sen. Bingaman's website and get up-to-the-minute information anytime.

As part of the team developing these technical tools, Nick spent months going over tiny details, like what exact shade of blue is easiest on the eyes.  But Nick's role extends beyond what viewers see online and into the technical aspects behind the pages, so that, for instance, when constituents search for information on Sen. Bingaman's website they actually find it.

When he talks about working for Sen. Bingaman, Nick says, "I'm glad to be part of our efforts to make sure New Mexicans have access to information about Jeff's work in the Senate—as a New Mexican myself, I can relate to how Washington can feel very far away.  Because we spend so much time online today, the world is smaller—and I'm glad to bring Jeff's work home to New Mexicans."  Whether Nick is helping a staffer access a presentation on a mobile device from his or her car for a presentation at a community center, or if he's in the server closet elbow-deep in the innards of a server fixing things, he's helping New Mexicans better understand what Sen. Bingaman is doing for them.

Nick loves the technical parts of the job, and this passion translates well to his home life.  Outside of work, Nick, a graduate of New Mexico Tech in Socorro, can be found building things—bikes, cars, computers, and pastries, or as he says, "anything that takes a wrench, some code, or more sugar."